174 HOW TO JUDGE A HORSE. 



liaud, leaning against the lines, and acting from there 

 on all four lines. 



Close the left hand fully, so as to prevent any 

 lengthening out or entanglement of the lines, be- 

 cause you have four horses before you, and one 

 pull on the wrong line may throw the whole team in 

 confusion. The whip should be held as in driving a 

 pair. Should it become necessary to shorten the 

 lines, grasp the ends of the reins hanging down from 

 the left, with the right hand, either slipping the 

 left hand a little forward, or pulling the lines down- 

 ward through the left hand. Keep in mind, that 

 those lines which become too long, must be pulled 

 through the hand backward, while those which be- 

 come too short, must be allowed to slip through 

 forward. 



If, during diiving, you have to lengthen out, or to 

 shorten one or the other line, grasp the same with 

 two fingers of the right hand ; for lengthening out in 

 front of the left hand, and for shortening behind the 

 same, pull them forward or backward. 



To start correctly with four horses, it is essential, 

 that all four should stand straight in the lines, and 

 the leaders start a moment before the wheelers. A 

 rushing forward of the wheelers must be carefully 

 prevented, to avoid their running into the leaders, 

 possibly followed by kicking and entanglement in 



